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The Turtles Return by Saviour Pirotta

August 14, 2022/by FCBG blog

We are pleased to see the re-publication of Turtle Bay by Saviour Pirotta, 25 years after it’s initial introduction to the world.  Bearing a hugely important message, this book can now inspire a new generation of readers.  He writes about re-visiting this book below. THE TURTLES RETURN Saviour Pirotta on the reissue of his timely […]

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Dual Q&A with Simon Philip and Nathan Reed

August 12, 2022/by FCBG blog

We host plenty of Q&A sessions on our blog but this time we are so excited to share a dual Q&A with both author, Simon Philip and illustrator, Nathan Reed about their collaboration on Achoo! Achoo is a brilliantly bonkers tale of sneezes gone wrong.  How much fun did you have in creating your parts […]

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Ten Healthy Ways to Reward your Brilliant Brain by Nicola Morgan

August 10, 2022/by FCBG blog

Building a brilliant brain is not all hard work, as you’ll learn in Ten Ways to Build a Brilliant Brain. In fact, it’s rarely hard work at all – just a matter of understanding something about what your brain likes and needs and making good choices as often as possible. Your brain is a bit […]

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The Last Monster by Dan Walker

August 6, 2022/by FCBG blog

The Last Monster is the sequel to The Light Hunters by Dan Walker. Fans of this series will be thrilled to read Dan’s guest blog about where it all began. The idea for The Light Hunters, the first in the Light Hunters children’s fantasy series, came about one day when I was walking down the […]

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Greek Heroes, Top Ten Myths and Legends by Marcia Williams

August 4, 2022/by FCBG blog

Marcia Williams presents readers with a new perspective on heroes in her guest post for the FCBG today.  Greek heroes were generally men fighting legendary monsters and holding God like status.  As we look at our world today, the world heroes has new meaning.  Read on for Marcia’s eye-opening blog. How can you not love […]

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Interview with Ruta Sepetys

August 3, 2022/by FCBG blog

When given the opportunity to chat, virtually, to Ruta Sepetys, we jumped with a resounding yes.  Her titles are highly recommended and brilliantly written.  Readers of her work may not realise just what lengths Ruta goes to for authenticity, historical accuracy and understanding of the emotions involved with the events in her books.  With her […]

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The Inflatables by Jess Hitchman and Beth Garrod

August 2, 2022/by FCBG blog

Jess Hitchman and Beth Garrod tell us about their new graphic novel series, The Inflatables. Check out the Q&A prepared by Scholastic. This is your first graphic novel for the both of you – what was the experience like? Was it like you had expected?  We didn’t know what to expect but it has been […]

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Librarian List

August 1, 2022/by FCBG blog

Each month we ask a librarian for some recommended books around a chosen theme! This month we asked Helen Heaton, a librarian and FCBG member from Mendip Children’s Book Group to create a list of books around the theme, “A book I couldn’t put down”.  She went above and beyond and there are some favourites […]

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